Russo-Japan political contacts to intensify

A visit by Russia's Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov to Japan is planned for November or December. The exact date of the visit is being negotiated along diplomatic channels, Losyukov said at a press conference held after the Russian-Japanese forum that ended Saturday in Irkutsk, a city in East Siberia.

According to the Deputy Foreign Minister, among the main items to be discussed during the visit will be matters related to economic cooperation between the two countries.

It is planned to conduct consultations early in October in Moscow on bilateral relations on the level of deputy foreign ministers. A meeting between the foreign ministers of the two countries is not ruled out either, Losyukov said.

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